Saudi Chief Climate Agreements Negotiator: Saudi Arabia Will Remain ‘Kingdom of Traditional, Renewable Energy’

Saudi Chief Climate Agreements Negotiator: Saudi Arabia Will Remain ‘Kingdom of Traditional, Renewable Energy’

Saudi Arabia has launched a host of initiatives and creative solutions for the global climate crisis in tandem with the UN’s flagship 2022 climate summit, COP 27. The Kingdom has held the second edition of the forums of the Saudi Green Initiative (SGI) and the Middle East Green Initiative (MGI).

The forums were launched under the widespread sponsorship of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.

Over the course of the conference, the Kingdom made numerous announcements regarding climate and unconventional solutions to deal with the global crisis.

They included planting billions of trees in deserts, launching specialized environmental indicators in the energy field, new technological innovations to reduce emissions, as well as multiple multibillion-dollar deals for producing renewable energy.

The Saudi Chief Negotiator for the Climate Agreements Khalid Abuleif has affirmed to Asharq Al-Awsat that his country’s rich energy resources are the reason why Saudi Arabia is called an “energy Kingdom.”

“God has granted the Kingdom all the natural resources in the field of energy,” said Abulief, noting that Saudi Arabia has a great capacity for both solar and wind energy production.

“We have rare metals, and they have a wonderful future...and that of course is in addition to the hydrocarbon treasures underground.”

“All we need is